Decaffeinated Wash-Processed Coffee Beans from Mexico
Decaffeinated Wash-Processed Coffee Beans from Mexico
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Ships directly from Pair Cupworks, roasted in small batches and usually shipped within 7 business days. US delivery is typically 2–6 business days. Orders with coffees from more than one roaster arrive as separate boxes. Shipping & freshness →
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
Read more in the glossary → - Specialty Light/Ultralight
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
Read more in the glossary → - Sweet, Fruity, Chocolate/Nutty
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
Whether a coffee is a single origin (from one farm, region, or country) or a blend (multiple origins combined).
Read more in the glossary → - Single Origin
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
Read more in the glossary → - Caramel, Other Fruit, Nuts
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
Read more in the glossary → - Decaf
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
Read more in the glossary → - Mexico
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
Read more in the glossary → - Natural
Need the taste but not the shakes?
Caramel, Apple, & Nougat -- This delicious wash-processed coffee was grown by various smallholder farmers, and decaffeinated without chemicals using the Mountain Water Process by Descamex in Veracruz, Mexico!
We recently transitioned to new packaging!
- Origin: Veracruz, Mexico
- Elevation: 1200-1600 masl
- Varietal: Tipica, Bourbon, Caturra
- Growers: Various Smallholders
- Producer: Descamex
- Process: Wash-processed
- Decaffeination: Mountain Water Process
- Tasting Notes: Caramel, Apple, Nougat
- Roasted by Pair Cupworks
From the importer, Genuine Origin:
Mountain Water Process Decaf Green Coffee
The Mountain Water Process for decaf green coffee beans is trademarked to the Descamex facility in Mexico. As a popular natural method for decaffeination, the Mountain Water Process uses pure water as an extraction solution, separating the caffeine compounds from the unroasted green coffee.
Mountain Water decaf process green coffee is entirely chemical-free, which means the decaffeination process can preserve flavor with minor alternation to the coffee's original sensory profile. Read more about how specialty green coffee undergoes decaffeination on our blog.
This lot of Veracruz green coffee beans were washed processed before undergoing decaffeination at the Descamex facility and are a combination of Typica, Bourbon, and Caturra varietals commonly grown in Mexico.
About Veracruz Green Coffee
Veracruz is the second-largest coffee-producing state in Mexico. The port city, located on the southeastern coast along the Gulf of Mexico, which was nicknamed the "capital of coffee," was the gateway for coffee to disseminate throughout the country after the first plants arrived in Mexico in the 18th century.
With an elevations of 700-1,400masl and a warm, semi-humid climate with average rainfall of 2,141mm of rain annually, Veracruz is well-suited for Arabica coffee production.
About Green Coffee From Mexico
Coffee growers in Mexico are primarily smallholders, with 70% of the industry made up of producers with less than 10 hectares of land.
In 2015, the Mexican government initiated a national program to renew coffee plantations with new leaf-rust-resistant varietals. Half a million coffee growers in Mexico depend on coffee for their livelihoods. To maximize sustainable coffee production, plants are intercropped with citrus, corn, banana, and other produce for home consumption.
Mexico coffees are celebrated for their balanced sweetness and round chocolate and toffee notes. Today, many Mexican coffees are shade grown under forest canopies. This critical step helps to conserve biodiversity and reduces the need for conventional fertilizers and pesticides.
